Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, told Breaking Defense in an interview published Tuesday that the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing program seeks to deliver a unique capability to troops operating at the tactical edge. He said JEDI satisfies several warfightin...
Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer of the Department of Homeland Security, will serve as the opening keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Procurement Virtual Forum on Tuesday, June 9th....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will continue to support construction, repair and maintenance of facilities at a U.S. Navy-led installation in Africa under a $15M bridge contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia, ExecutiveBiz reported April 22....
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has finalized its acquisition of security detection and automation businesses of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $1B in cash. Jim Moos, president of Leidos’ civil group, will oversee the acquired businesses, which operate with over 1,200 employees combined and provide automated tray return systems, airpo...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Mosaic has introduced virtual events to keep the GovCon community up to speed during these pressing times. Peter Warren Singer -- a political scientist, an international relations scholar and the author of "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution" -- will serve as a keynote speaker at Potom...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2020 — Chris Howard, vice president of U.S. public sector at Nutanix (Nasdaq: NTNX), said that desktop-as-a-service platforms could help agencies manage security of and access to data or applications when they implement a telecommuting strategy amid the pandemic, ExecutiveBiz reported May 22....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will vie for task orders to support the U.S. government's contingency and humanitarian operations through the company's position on a potential eight-year, $6.4B U.S. Air Force contract vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported April 16....
Jennifer Felix, executive vice president and chief operating officer at ASRC Federal, has been promoted to president and CEO of the Beltsville, Md.-based government services contractor. “I’m very pleased to lead ASRC Federal and work together with our 7,000 employees, who serve customers across the United States and overseas,” Felix said in ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2020 — Chris Bellios, chief operating officer at Hexagon US Federal, has urged the government to support companies amid the coronavirus pandenic by ensuring that contractor personnel get paid and allowing them to telework, ExecutiveBiz reported April 14....
Gina Haspel Still in First; Stacey Dixon, Gen. Paul Nakasone, Gen. Mark Milley, Scott McIntyre All Climb Wash100 Vote Rankings After claiming first place in the 2020 Wash100 Vote Rankings last week, Gina Haspel, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) remains in first place. Stacey Dixon, deputy director for the National Geospatial-Intel...
